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While using the white eyedropper is a great way to automatically measure and fix…the white balance for color cast, sometimes you'll need to do it by hand.…This could be because you don't actually have something that's white, or clicking…on a white object makes the object looked artificial.…Let's tweak this a bit.…With the image open here, I'm going to drag the Temperature slider, and notice, as…we go to the left, it gets cooler.…Dragging to the right, it gets much warmer.…So, sometimes this is a subjective decision.…

I like a bit warmer here, with a little bit of Saturation.…Tinting, on the other hand, will compensate, and you notice that you can add in…magenta, or in this case, green to sort of neutralize things.…Oftentimes Temperature and Tint will work together so you can properly restore an image.…Let's take a look here.…This one is pretty tough. Very poor lighting, and some harsh shadows.…His eyes are closed, because he is under direct bright sunlight.…

Using the Temperature slider here, I could drag, and you see that things…

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12/18/2012

Almost every photo can benefit from some enhancement, from exposure adjustments to cropping. In this course, author Rich Harrington shows how to improve photos using iPhoto. The course describes how to crop and straighten photos; remove red eye; improve exposure, color, and contrast; and refine images by retouching blemishes, removing noise, and adding special effects like vignettes.

This course was created and produced by Rich Harrington. lynda.com is honored to host this content in our library.